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Public executions in the US stopped nearly a century ago - why are they resuming now?

The Pentagon says the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will be livestreamed, but experts suggest officials are reading the country wrong.

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BBC News· Oct 10, 9:17 AMPublic executions in the US stopped nearly a century ago - why are they resuming now?

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Pentagon expected to livestream Fort Hood shooter's firing squad executionDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Thursday that Nidal Hasan's execution by firing squad will be shown publicly on Dec. 3, and a Pentagon official later told CBS News the U.S. military plans to livestream it. Hasan is the ex-Army major who was convicted of the 2009 killing of 13 people at Fort Hood. Charlie D'Agata reports.

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Pete Hegseth says the public can watch Fort Hood shooter's executionDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday that the public will be able to watch the execution of the Fort Hood shooter by firing squad. Why it matters: The U.S. hasn't held a public execution in 90 years , and Hegseth's remarks raise questions about how the military would allow people to watch. Nidal Hasan, who was convicted of killing 13 people in…

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Americans Will Be Able To Watch Fort Hood Killer Face Firing Squad, Hegseth SaysAmericans Will Be Able To Watch Fort Hood Killer Face Firing Squad On Livestream, Hegseth And Pentagon Say

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